4BC Mornings

Australia is off to the polls on May 3rd.

The PM’s announcement this morning didn’t just signal the start of 5 weeks of intensive campaign by the pollies, it also marks the beginning of a frantic period for the Australian Electoral Commission

Stephanie Attard is the AEC State Manager for Queensland joined Bill McDonald to answer frequently asked questions ahead of polling day.

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The Unconventional Economist, Leith van Onselen joined Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings to unpack Peter Dutton's budget response. 

In regards to the gas policy, he told Bill McDonald, "Anybody listening to this on the East Coast should perceive this as a game changer.

"What it means is it means lower gas and electricity prices, it means lower bills, lower cost of living, lower inflation."

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Though Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has passed, some are still on edge as parts of Queensland are in for a wet few days.

Bogewong near Longreach has already seen 230mm fall in 24 hours, Florence Creek near Cloncurry has copped 154mm, the Pinnacles just outside of Townsville has had 151mm and low-lying areas in Brisbane, low-lying are being warned to prepare for flash flooding.

Ken Kato from the Early Warning Network told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "At this stage the main peak of the steadier rain looks like being from say later tomorrow into Saturday.

"But there is the possibility of a thunderstorm in some spots hanging around on Sunday with a burst of locally heavy rainfall."

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The Lord Mayor of Brisbane has released a statement after the Queensland Music Awards issued an award for a song with an anti-Semitic title.

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Sensitive plans from the US Military were 'accidentally' sent to the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic magazine when he was included in a group chat on the app, Signal.

Michael Shoebridge from Strategic Analysis Australia told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "I found it very hard to believe how anyone thought it was a great idea to use an unclassified social media app like Signal to share what look, beyond doubt to be classified chats about military strikes."

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The much anticipated Masterplan for the Infrastructure for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games was delivered yesterday. 

Premier David Crisafulli told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "So the independent authority said to us, you do not have time to redo the Gabba because of the wasted time."

"And what is meant by that is by the time you displace two national teams, the Lions and the Bulls, you just don't have time to do that redevelopment with that displacement."

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Whatever the result of the 2032 Olympics infrastructure review, it is clear that there will be a massive undertaking to build facilities to accommodate the games.

CEO of Master Builders, Paul Bidwell told Bill McDonald on 4BC Mornings, "We are under great pressure."

"$107 billion over the next four years on the government's capital expenditure budget, and then we're in the middle of a housing crisis. Builders, big and small, residential, commercial, have all got plenty of work on."

"We just don't have enough skilled people to do the work that needs to be done. If we overlay the Olympics and another $7 billion, it's going to be a real stretch."

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